The leaders banked points. The chasers gained ground.
Oct 29, 2026 · GOLD V
On reported results, Azalea Seay leads with 24 points, 1.5 ahead of Sweetwater Aces. The leaders’ 2-point return against Sweetwater Aces’s 1 stretched the gap by 1.
Sanlando Aces sits third on 22 points, now 2 off the lead. Ft. Gatlin Sets in the City made the bigger weekly move: 3 points, 1 more than the leaders, bringing its deficit to 3.5. The top two collected points; the queue behind them collected ground.
The week's Biggest Upset belongs to Geneva Spin Sisters: a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sanlando Aces on Line 3, with a 42.6% pre-match win chance. The ratings made one prediction; the court supplied the correction. Margoth Bridewell & Pam Fogle share the season upset lead with 2 qualifying wins each.
Standings & Status
#1 Azalea Seay 24 PTSRank unchanged · +2 PTS
#2 Sweetwater Aces 22.5 PTSRank unchanged · +1 PTS
#3 Sanlando Aces 22 PTSRank unchanged · +2 PTS
#4 Ft. Gatlin Sets in the City 20.5 PTSRank unchanged · +3 PTS
#5 Maitland Lambert 18 PTSRank unchanged · +2 PTS
Weekly Movers
T-#1 Amy KyleCC +10 Elo
T-#1 Becky Jo Dunn +10 Elo
T-#1 Brooke Strzalko +10 Elo
The Clubhouse Conversation
The leader keeps the keys
Azalea Seay took 2 points this week; Sweetwater Aces took 1. The lead stretched. The next captain’s lineup meeting just gained an agenda item.
The loss column is still waiting for an introduction
Carol Muscato is 5-0 across 5 matches, winning 74.1% of regulation games. The next opposing captain has homework. Availability permitting, this is a very nice name to put on a lineup card.
One set each. Nobody was leaving quietly.
1 split-set court needed a third set or match tiebreak. Warm-up confidence is lovely; finishing the deciding set is what gets the point.
Somebody brought the bagels
4 bagel sets and 3 breadsticks went on the board. These were 6-0 and 6-1 sets, not catering estimates. The names and scores are in Court Honors below.